Professional Journey
Green Data Center — DACH Region
Aug 2024 – Current
Senior Enterprise Architect / CIO/CTO Advisory
- Led enterprise data strategy across 9 data centers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
- Secured CHF 5M multi-year program funding for a modern Lakehouse architecture.
- Established centralized Azure Fabric / Databricks platform for scalable analytics.
Japan Tobacco International — APAC
Apr 2022 – Dec 2023
IT Business Solutions Senior Manager, Data & Analytics
- Led APAC analytics and data engineering delivery for market transformation.
- Executed a 2-year data modernization roadmap with 100% adoption in 12 months.
- Improved reporting and data integration efficiency by 50%+.
Accenture — EU & GTM
Jun 2021 – Mar 2022
Associate Director – Data & AI / Technical Architect
- Contributed to $45M+ Data & AI portfolio wins.
- Led GTM strategy and solution architecture for enterprise data and AI initiatives.
- Co-chaired Architecture Review Board to enforce governance and delivery standards.
Thakral One — Indochina
Sep 2020 – Dec 2020
Principal Technical Consultant / Practice Lead
- Led regional data and analytics practice across delivery and pre-sales.
- Built reusable frameworks and IP for analytics, AML, and data platform services.
AXA Group Operations — Asia Markets
Nov 2017 – Aug 2020
Regional Solutions Architect, Data & Analytics
- Designed analytics platforms across 6 Asian markets.
- Delivered enterprise data lake and MDM strategy for customer 360 and analytics.
Unilever
Dec 2015 – Oct 2016
Global Service Delivery Manager, Data & Analytics
- Led global managed analytics services across 60+ countries.
- Managed Accenture, IBM, and Capgemini vendor ecosystem.
Teradata — Americas
Nov 2010 – Sep 2015
Practice Leader / Lead Technical Consultant
- Built and scaled Global Data Migration COE with 40+ specialists.
- Led 24/7 managed services across the Americas for enterprise clients.
Earlier Career — Multi-Industry Leadership
1993 – 2010
Infrastructure, Database, Operations & Technology Leadership
- Held progressive leadership roles across IT operations, infrastructure, database management, and enterprise support functions.
- Worked with organizations including OSM Maritime, Teleperformance, Siemens, and other global enterprises.
- Built foundational expertise in enterprise systems, operations management, infrastructure engineering, and large-scale IT service delivery.
Expertise Areas
Enterprise Data Strategy
Data Modernization
Lakehouse
Managed Services
Cloud Platforms
Governance & Risk
Analytics Engineering
Operating Models
I Work With
- Board & C-Level Executives
- Business Stakeholders
- Enterprise Architecture Teams
- Data & Analytics Engineers
- Vendors & Technology Partners
Methodologies
- TOGAF 10th Edition, ArchiMate 3.1
- Agile, Kanban, SAFe
- DAMA, ITIL, COBIT
- Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework
- DevOps & CI/CD Practices
- Domain-Driven & Event-Driven Architecture
- Data Mesh & Medallion Architecture